I tried it again with less pressure and cleaned with ipa, max settings, itās pure nickel from the exact steelcitystore everyone uses and I verified with saltwater. It didnāt work so I did this 
Iāll probably try to sell it right after Iām done my build. If anyone in Canada wants a k-weldā¦ I will print the case myself and have it fully assembled so Iāll be asking the price I bought it for 
unless people in Ontario want batteries built then maybe I can pay this off 
Iāll put up a seperate forum post when Iām done with it
@moddedlife No way, you will need another battery for another project. Or maybe your life isnāt that modified?
My wallet says never again. This is my dream esk8 build so I donāt want anything more. At least it was. Feels like a nightmare rn. My life is modded enough without that. With 3d printing. I make multimaterial creations.
What if I told you,
I thought I didnāt need anything more until this
is there a piece i can 3d print that holds the kweld electrodes next to each other to weld
seems like he uses some sort of TP4056
Yes, but we just discussed the cons of using them.
would it be possible to expand
also i saw an idea earlier where people said they left the positive electrode in 1 place and just moved the negative around the cell (is this the case or did i misunderstand it?)
Where is this discussion? Or please elaborate?
@blase thanks
also anyone know about this
should i move both electrodes after every weld or just 1
Sometimes the positive electrode doesnāt weld super strong, so this is what I do. Basically the red are the positive and they have two numbers next to each other because you are welding the same spot twice. Black is negative which you only do once.
If you want I can make a quick video to explain it.
i get you thanks
is this always the case or some people dont have issues with electrodes?
also how hard should you be pressing down? only ever used a pen so never had to do pressure myself
Seems like it happens to most people. Do some pull tests to find out.
For pressure, you want to press enough to make sure the nickel is against the cell but not too hard as that can make the welds weaker.
I would suggest you not use any 3D printed holders. The popular builders donāt use them. They make it hard to have even pressure of each probe and also make it so you canāt do positive twice very easily.
ok sounds fine
thanks
one last thing is what is a good start point with the settings?
thanks
I use 50J on 0.2 nickel on P42A, but it may vary based on your power source, cell, and nickel.